Shopify Store Builder MCP

An MCP server for one Shopify store and one Horoshop store. Tools are grouped by platform and resource so each action has a clear destination and input contract. Its 40 documented tools cover shopify, theme, horoshop, product. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with shopify, theme and horoshop and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-24 · ★ 3 · #25 OF 54 MAINTAINED E-COMMERCE · VERIFIED 2026-09-30

TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Shopify Store Builder MCP

before you install - you'll need

Set SHOPIFY_STORE_DOMAIN, SHOPIFY_CLIENT_ID, SHOPIFY_CLIENT_SECRET, HOROSHOP_STORE_URL, HOROSHOP_LOGIN, HOROSHOP_PASSWORD before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add nazariinalyvaikobs-shopify-store-builder -- npx -y shopify-store-builder-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nazariinalyvaikobs-shopify-store-builder": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "shopify-store-builder-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

repo age created 2026-08-12 - young repo, little track record yet

license no standard license detected - usage rights unclear; check the repo before commercial use

npm package shopify-store-builder-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.nazariinalyvaikobs is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Shopify Store Builder MCP can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can copy an existing theme into an unpublished draft, publish a theme after confirming the current MAIN theme and user approval, read a Shopify theme file, and create or update a theme file, with a live-theme guard.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Shopify Store Builder MCP lets an agent do.

Shopify

30 tools - e.g. Read Shopify store name, domain, plan, currency; List Shopify themes; Identify the current live MAIN theme

shopify_get_info · shopify_theme_list · shopify_theme_active · shopify_theme_import_draft · shopify_theme_duplicate_draft · shopify_theme_publish…

Horoshop

10 tools - e.g. Read child categories under a parent; Read products, optionally filtered by article (SKU); Read public product reviews and load more batches when available

horoshop_category_list · horoshop_product_list · horoshop_product_reviews · horoshop_product_create · horoshop_product_update · horoshop_customer_upsert…

04 · Who maintains Shopify Store Builder MCP

shopify-store-builder-mcp is maintained by nazariinalyvaikobs. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Aug 2026.

05 · Facts

category
e-commerce - ranked #25 of 54 actively-maintained e-commerce servers as of 2026-09-30.
registry
io.github.nazariinalyvaikobs/shopify-store-builder-mcp (active, first published 2026-08-12)
packages
npm:shopify-store-builder-mcp

06 · Shopify Store Builder MCP FAQ

Is Shopify Store Builder MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-30, its last commit was 2026-09-24. We re-verify nightly.

What can Shopify Store Builder MCP do?

With this server connected, an agent can copy an existing theme into an unpublished draft, publish a theme after confirming the current MAIN theme and user approval, read a Shopify theme file, and create or update a theme file, with a live-theme guard.

How do I install Shopify Store Builder MCP?

Run `npx -y shopify-store-builder-mcp`. The README documents 6 environment variables (SHOPIFY_STORE_DOMAIN, SHOPIFY_CLIENT_ID, SHOPIFY_CLIENT_SECRET…) to set first. Set SHOPIFY_STORE_DOMAIN, SHOPIFY_CLIENT_ID, SHOPIFY_CLIENT_SECRET, HOROSHOP_STORE_URL, HOROSHOP_LOGIN, HOROSHOP_PASSWORD before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Shopify Store Builder MCP run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Shopify Store Builder MCP